inadvertence
noun [ U ] uk/ˌɪn.ədˈvɜː.təns/ us/ˌɪn.ədˈvɝː.t̬əns/
无意
the quality of being not intentional
The policies are designed to cover inadvertence and negligence. 这些政策旨在掩盖粗心和疏忽。
I wouldn't ever call anybody a liar in public except through inadvertence. 我绝不会在公共场合称任何人为骗子，除非是无心之失。
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- When we delay, we do so intentionally and not through inadvertence.
- Any activity that has some type of inadvertence to it is not conducive to paying attention.
- It wasn’t a deliberate act of vandalism, but inadvertence and well-intentioned stupidity.